Ayrshire and Arran Branch
We champion local issues for RCN members working in Ayrshire and Arran. Get involved with our branch today and help our work.
Your branch team
- Chair: Maria Allina Das
- Treasurer: Lorna Sim
- Secretary: Elissa Miller
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Contact us
- Call: 0345 772 6100
- Email: Scotland.Office@rcn.org.uk
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13 May 2025
Assisted Dying Bill needs improved safeguards for nurses
MSP today (13 May) voted to pass the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1 of the parliamentary process.
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12 May 2025
Scottish Nursing Student Jenna Green is named as RCN Student Ambassador of the Year at Congress 2025
Jennifer Green, or Jenna to those who know her, a learning disability nursing student at Napier University in Edinburgh has been named as RCN Student Ambassador of the Year at the 2025 RCN Congress in Liverpool.
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12 May 2025
Scottish nurse researcher awarded RCN Fellowship for instrumental role in advancing clinical academic careers
Professor Juliet MacArthur, Chief Nurse – Research and Development in NHS Lothian and Honorary Professor of Practice, Queen’s University Belfast, has received the RCN’s top honour of being made a Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing in recognition of an unwavering dedication, extraordinary vision, and profound impact on the field of nursing.
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8 May 2025
Members tell MSPs about the need to value nursing
Marking exactly one year until the Scottish Parliament elections, RCN members met yesterday (Wednesday 7 may) with MSPs and senior nurse leaders to discuss the unique value that nursing can bring to efforts to renew and deliver sustainable health and care services to meet the needs of Scotland.
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6 May 2025
Workforce strategy must underpin health and social care reform
Our latest ‘The Nursing Workforce in Scotland’ report shows the pressures on Scotland’s health and care system and the ongoing nursing workforce crisis have shown little sign of improvement.
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23 Apr 2025
Consultation on NHS Scotland pay offer open
From today, we’re asking members working in the NHS in Scotland to vote to accept or reject the Scottish government NHS offer
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14 Apr 2025
Finalists unveiled in our RCN Scotland Nurse of the Year Awards 2025
Celebrating the #BestOfNursing in Scotland, we are delighted to unveil the finalists across the 12 categories of our 2025 RCN Scotland Nurse of the Year Awards.
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11 Apr 2025
RCN to consult members in Scotland on pay offer
We’ll be consulting members on the Scottish government’s NHS pay offer from noon on Wednesday 23 April and until noon on 14 May 2025.
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8 Apr 2025
RCN Scotland responds to Scottish Government’s NHS pay offer for 2025-26 and 2026-27
RCN Scotland Board members are considering a pay offer for NHS Scotland staff from Scottish government.
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21 Feb 2025
Cabinet Secretary faces scrutiny from RCN Scotland Board
RCN Scotland board members have made clear to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Neil Gray MSP that he must do significantly more to if he is to rebuild the shattered trust between the Scottish government and RCN members.
